Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-03-31

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water and washed his face; met the pc.
lice and they told me to keep quiet till
morning went back to the barn and
talked with the colored man, IL was in re.
lation to what had talked to him about
before.
Gross cxamination--Was In the center
OF the barroom when the shot was fired.
The shooter passed on the north side of
Haddock, wheeled around when about
one foot past, and fired the shot, The
lights in the bar room were back of me;
the door was partially ajar when the shot
was fired; do not know who fired the shot;
am now boarding. at the Columbia House;
could not see the clothes OF the man that
fred the shot, only by the pistol flash |
saw his pants; they were hight, I'know
Arensdorf slightly.
Van Ingam testified that he heard the
shot He lives nearly opposite the brew
cry and little over block west OF the
scene Of the tragedy. A few moments
after the shooting, continued the witness,
two men ran west across the bridge and
entered the brewery. The front man
was heavy set and wore light pants; the
rear man was Henry Peters, tho driver of
the beer wagon. and think the other
man was John Arensdorf
Other witnesses testified, T. u.
Murphy. United States district attorney,
while on his way home from the depot in
hack, was stopped by Fred Munchrath,
who mistook IL for the one that went to
Greenvillc
r G. Grady, deputy United States
collector, and Street Commissioner
Scallard went from council
meeting to Junks saloon. They
testify that while there Arensdorf
came in with Leavitt, Truber and others.
The latter then went out and in about
five minutes Grady and Scollard went
upon the street and started for the
academy. They had gone only a short
distance when they heard the shot.
Leavitts and Bismarck's confessions,
and Fitzsimmon's testimony agree in
many particulars The State is weaving
a web that will develope some sensational
features, Thus far they have not crowd.
ed the evidence
Sioux Cry. March %. The most i'm.
portant testimony ON the fourth day Of
lit, the man who placed tho crime on
Arensdorf He appeared calm and cool,
and told his story in straightforward
manner. The cross-eXamination failed
to embarass him or break down his testi.
mony. We give the main points in his
testimony:
| live in Chicago nc present; | lived In
Sioux City last August; came here In De
cember of 1885, then remained only few
days. Came back in January and open.
ed the Standard theatre on Pearl street;
ran il till the last Saturday night in May.
went east on the first Monday or Tues.
day in June know Arensdorf, the de,
PENDANT; got acquainted with him when
opened the theatre; had business with him
In regard to furnishing me with beer
This business amounted to from $50 to
$75 per week. He was engaged at the
Franz brewery. went east in June, |
returned here or 4 days before the Had
dock murder.
met Fred Munchrath, Jr, about two
O. clock. met NJ Simonson at the Chi.
cag0 hotel Slmonson said he was going
TO get buggy and go around and call a
special meeting Of saloon men. We went
to Adelsbeincs Walrichs'. Brennan $,
Plath's, Treiber's, Munchrath's and other
saloons Simonson talked to them.
Joined the saloon mems association mt
the suggestion Of Simonson, and that was
the first time | heard of such an organi
cation.
When went TO the court house | saw
DR.. Haddock on the stand as n witness
had supper that evening ut Johnson's.
on Pearl street, between Fifth and Sixth.
Went to meeting in Heldenried's hall
with Doc. Darlington about . o'clock.
First went into the saloon and got Il
drink and then went up stairs, There
were present Adclshicm Tricbcr, Plath
Cormeny. Doc Darlington, Simonson
Arensdorf, Munchrath, Ressigieu, myself
and others. After | was admitted to
membership the meeting adjourned.
Trieber and Munchrath both called to me.
Arensdorf was in the back part Of the
room They said, wait few minutes, !"
and | waited; so did Simonson, Tricber
Plath, Munchrath, Arensdorf and some
others.
We remained in the front room. One
Of the parties that remained | did not
know. George Trieber said that he had
succeeded in getting two Dutchmen to
whip Haddock and Walker If they were
paid for II. Arensdorf said that there
were 800 or $500 in the treasurcr's
Junk 81 safe, and that ought to be suffi-
Gent Munchrath asked II the doorkeeper
at my place wasn't good slugger. i told
him he had slugged one or two at my
place. His name was Dan Moriarity.
Munchrath said he owed him board bill
and he would go with me to the depot to
see him--that IL would be good excuse
10 nh hn ttnr Of lniun an,
Haddock. Arensdorf said that we ought
to burn down Haddock and Turner'S
houses, and that the breweries had too
much at stake to be downed by these
damned hypocrites
/ met Munchrath in front of Nash s
drug store on Tuesday. We went down to
the depot and saw Dan Moriarity. Nor
iarity said he had good job, and he
wasn't going to lick anybody; we offered
him $500.
was at the court house In the after
noon; the injunction cases were in pro-
gress; saw Fred Munchrath In the court,
and Geo. Treiber after supper at the
Sioux National bank corner; met Plath,
Trieber. Munchrath, Peters and 2 Ger
mans; did not know the Germans then;
have since learned they were Granda and
Bismarck; they were standing there
talking. conversed with them; we were
talking about Haddock and Turner go.
ing to Greenville for evidence. Trieber
proposed to 90 and see how HaddOck got
evidence In the hack were Trieber,
Peters, myself and, think, Plath. The
hack drove off; Trieber told the driver to
60 to Greenyille Peters got out of the
hack and went into the Greenvillc House
and asked the proprietor If roam horse
and buggy had been there. We drove
back to junk saloon, got out and went
in. Trieber paid the driver; he got IL Of
James Junk. We got out OF the hack
and went into the saloon; can't tell who
went in first We were there or min
utes. l saw Scollard. Grady, Junk and
Arensdorf.
We went out at the front door from the
wholesale liquor room, and when on the
walk Bismarck came up and said the
buggy had got back. This was just as
we had got on the walk. Arensdorf said:
Lets CO." and so we all walked down
toward Water street-Peters, Munchrath,
Trieber, Plath, Arensdorf, Sherman, my
self and Bismarck. Arensdorf and Pc.
tiers took the lead. Henry Sherman walk
cd with me- Saw Jack Ryan next to
Lawrence's gallery. l said, Hello.
Jack" He said, Hello, Leavitt." We
continued walking along and stopped at
Dineens corner Munchrath then said,